Officer Garry Flot said an NOPD detective was told Monday that Turner had spoken to family members by telephone, and that they were trying to convince him to return home. The man has not been located by local police.

Flot did not say whether the NOPD still considers Turner's case an active missing persons investigation. Turner, 44, is described as being approximately 6-feet-2 and 230 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes and a scar on his head. He may be wearing glasses, police said.

Authorities ask anyone with information on Turner's whereabouts to call the NOPD at 504.821.2222.